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noun

plural of snack
as in bites
a small amount of food eaten between meals He had a snack of chips and dip. I didn't have time for lunch, so I just grabbed a quick/light snack.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snack
as in noshes

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Recent Examples of snacks
Noun
Hidden at the back of the dining room, along the wall of Japanese pantry products and behind a display of snacks is a narrow display of bento. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The cafe, inside the gift shop, offers simple snacks, coffee, and sandwiches—best to skip it and dine elsewhere in the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 The kitchen sends out delicious wings and other snacks while bartenders serve affordable buckets of beer and seltzer. — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 The centers were expected to offer device charging, Wi-Fi, bottled water, snacks and other supplies. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Wawa Headquartered in Pennsylvania, Wawa serves coffee, a variety of breakfast items, snacks and freshly made sandwiches. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Plus there are also amazing meals and snacks [in the office]. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Combine Cora organic tampons with a heating pad, cozy pajamas, snacks, tea, or a favorite book. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 The comments were filled with recommendations for everything from Wegmans staples and specific snacks to prepared foods and bakery items like the famous Danny’s Favorite Sub, the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies and cannoli dip. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snacks
  1. bites
  2. grazes
  3. mouthfuls
  4. nibbles
Noun
  • Steps away, Rainey Street is a compact strip freshly reimagined with towering residential high-rises, plus bars, music, and bites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As the party winded down, guests plucked final bites off silver platters and marveled at how tall Skarsgård truly is in person—his nearly six-foot-five frame barely fit under the bar’s low ceilings.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bites
Verb
  • When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The ranch already grazes its cattle on the adjacent public parcel through a lease with the BLM.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of grazes
Noun
  • Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of mouthfuls
Verb
  • Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of nibbles

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“Snacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snacks. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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